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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie pretend to be a student at the college once his IQ hits 100?

2. What does Charlie catch Gimpy doing at the bakery?

3. Why does Charlie hesitate to turn Gimpy in when he catches him doing something wrong at the bakery?

4. What does Charlie do to spoil the evening when he tells Alice that he likes her?

5. Who has paid for his life of comfort should Charlie regress to where he was before the procedure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Professor Nemur say at the conference in Chicago that upsets Charlie?

2. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

3. Why is Charlie unable to be physically intimate with Alice?

4. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

5. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

6. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

7. What does Charlie do at the bakery when his IQ reaches 100 that earns him a raise?

8. What is Professor Nemur most upset about when Charlie returns to the lab after living in his own apartment?

9. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?

10. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love and intimacy are two themes that are very present in this plot. Where do these themes appear, and why do you think the author chose these places to present these integral ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Professor Nemur is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Nemur had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Patience is a theme exhibited by a few of the main characters in this book. Who are those characters, and what are some of the best examples of the patience they show? How does this affect their place in this plot?

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